This crunchy carrot salad is just right to welcome Spring ! This salad ticks all the boxes of being colourful, tasty, crunchy, balanced, appealing to eat and obviously healthy. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the liver. Walnuts are packed with fibre, healthy fats, antioxidants, and several other vitamins and…
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Moroccan Avocado, Almond and Dates Smoothie
This is a creamy, healthy smoothie which is a blend of avocado, dates and almond with no added sugar! Sounds strange, but I fell in love with this traditional Moroccan drink on my trip to Marrakesh last year. Our guide suggested I try this drink. He said it was called ‘Beldi’. I have to admit…
Masala Papad (poppadum) topped with a zesty salad – a healthy and light appetiser
Some of my Muslim friends who are fasting for Ramadan have asked me to suggest healthy and light snacks for Iftar, which is the evening meal, when Muslims end their daily fast at sunset. They are looking for quick, no fuss recipes. I have made a crunchy papad snack which requires no cooking or baking and…
No-fuss Cabbage stir fry – Kerala style Cabbage Thoran
Cabbage thoran is the heart of Kerala Cuisine. Thoran is a dry vegetable dish traditionally made of finely chopped vegetables such as cabbage or beans mixed together with grated coconut, mustard seeds, curry leaves and turmeric powder briefly stir fried on a pan over a very hot fire. There are so many different ways to prepare a thoran. This is my version…
Fish stir-fry. Quick midweek meal
When it is a cold, dark day and you have spent all day slogging at work the thought of a warm and delicious meal at home gives you something to look forward to. This fish stir-fry dish is a quick and healthy meal for those nights where we don’t have time to spare, but…
